TMCs 2023: Who does WhaT

Your guide to a selection of leading travel management companies in the UK (H to W)

Innovations: HTS’s online meetings booking platform rolled out to clients during 2022, with live information on booking status, while client leadership teams achieve insight into location booking data to support employee duty of care, and the ability to track costs relating to business travel and meetings. Specialisms: Financial, Telecoms, Construction, Utilities, Legal, Digital and Charity.

Innovations: Launched Instant Book on LOGiC Meeting platform. Integrated CO2e emission data at point of sale for hotel and transport. Partnerships with Jyrney and EventWell and focussed on creating solutions for back-office processes. Specialisms: Rail/Rail Infrastructure, Construction, Supply Chain and Logistics Telecommunications, Financial Services, Facilities Management, Public Sector/Government, Professional Services. Alliances: Focus, Advantage, Radius

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Innovations: Sustainable Travel International Corporate Carbon Programme. Partnership with Space Perspective. Sherpa technology across all companies for very latest traveller safety advice. Multi GDS platforms offering Sabre, Galileo, Amadeus.

Finance & Banking, Private Equity, Insurance, Law, Marine, Oil & Gas, Private Family Offices, Music Touring &

TV & Film Production, Group Travel, Media. Alliances: Advantage, Travel Leaders Global Network (TLN)

Innovations: Developed Eco Fares in partnership with a global airline to support sustainable travel. Launched Key Travel mobile and a new customer portal. Became Omni-Channel, enabling customers to use chat, WhatsApp, text, email or phone.

Innovations: ATRIIS OBT, Geo tracking, Meon Green. Specialisms: Emergency Medical Assistance, Retail, Finance, Insurance, Recruitment, Construction, Fashion, Life Sciences, Luxury Goods &Aspirational Brands, Space & Satellite Operations.

Innovations: Partnering with sustainability innovators for point-of-sale recommendations, 360 travel policy reviews and in-depth C02 reporting and analysis. Heading up a travel-wide Innovation Group, bringing together airlines, hotel brands, ground transportation and TMCs.

SME's, Finance, Professional Services, Consultative, Family offices, Media/Creative, Telecommunications, Energy, Technology, Pharmaceutical. Alliances: Advantage, Focus supplied by TMCs to The Business Travel Magazine

Innovations: Launched Sunways Sustainable Business Travel to capture customers' CO2 and offset this through UN Certified Carbon Credits and planting trees. Launched online booking solution through Cytric and as an app in Microsoft Teams (particularly beneficial in today’s hybrid working environment). Specialisms: Insurance, Finance, Commodity Broking, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing Support & Services, IT, Accountancy, Media

Innovations: Redesigned and improved TAGgo, TAGsafeguard+ and TAGanalytics+, elements of tech suite, TAGdigital. TAGgo gives traveller profiles in a single platform. TAGsafeguard+ tracks travellers, monitors and rates risks and provide real-time alerts. TAGanalytics+ provides consistent headline KPIs, ATP/ADR, policy compliance and missed savings. Specialisms: Touring, Corporate, Production, Investment Management, Events, Private Travel. Alliances: Advantage, Virtuoso

Innovations: Major investment in Nova, an agnostic tech eco-system of travel management solutions on a single global platform. Gained TMC Elite status with SAP Concur. Joined GlobalStar TMC network (TakeTwo CEO became a GlobalStar board director). Specialisms: Legal & Professional Services, Pharma, Tech, Financial Services, Design & Architecture, Oil & Gas, Music & Entertainment, VIPs, Meetings/Events/Groups, Luxury Leisure. Alliances: Advantage, Focus, GlobalStar Travel Counsellors For business business.travelcounsellors.com/gb/

Innovations: Developing Green Leaf product programme. With Festive Road, delivered six new assets to Corporate Travel Counsellors, including traveller wellbeing and sustainability. Implemented a new streamlined hotel booking process to all Corporate TCs, cutting 75% of workloads through automation. Specialisms: Sports, Science & Medical, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Media, F&B, Engineering, IT and Telecoms, Construction. Alliances: Globalstar

Innovations: Launch of traveller tracking, BI module, expense solution, more NDC connections and direct connects to partners. Official provider of SNFC content to all agencies/TMC across the globe. Specialisms: Energy & Utilities, Government Offices, Insurance, Manufacturing, Finance, Universities, Public Sector, Sports Team. Alliances: Advantage, Focus

Innovations: Rolled out Focus PinPoint Traveller Tracking/Duty of Care Solution to numerous clients during 2022. Specialisms: Automotive, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Film and Entertainment, Academia, Meetings, Events & Groups. Alliances: Advantage, Focus

Innovations: Investment in TravelPerk's sustainability efforts with the launch of GreenPerk API to measure carbon footprint and build strategies that will cost-effectively reduce emissions and aid the transition to net zero. Specialisms: SMBs across all sectors.

Alliances: Advantage, Focus, Globalstar

Gas and Oil, Manufacturing, Finance, Recruitment, Technology. Alliances: Advantage, Focus

Innovations: Enhanced technology suite by introducing Focus PinPoint. a risk management platform with interactive global map display; QCTM Online Profile Management solution; Dynamic Scripting, file finishing technology and quality control. Partnered with Trees4Travel. Specialisms: Financial Services, Insurance, Legal, Media & Advertising, Oil & Gas, Mining, Leisure, Lifestyle, HNWI. Alliances: Advantage, Focus reed & MaCKaY reedmackay.com staff globally London 1962

Innovations: Selected as the new Parliamentary Travel Office Provider for the Members and staff of both Houses (MPs and Peers). Completed acquisition of Atlanta Agencia de Viajes, S.A., d.b.a Atlanta Events & Corporate Travel Consultants. Opened Abu Dhabi office. Launched Global Superhero Academy. Partnered with SQUAKE on CO2 emissions data. Specialisms: Law, Insurance, Finance, Marine, Energy, Oil & Gas, Media. Alliances: Advantage, R&M's International Partnership seleCTive Travel ManageMenT selective-travel.com

Innovations: Further development of internal staff booking tool, allowing for a simplified booking process for new employees. Enhanced finance integration with clients. Full seamless integration of UK Rail Platform into client booking tools.

SME, Government, Higher Education, Charity & Missionary, Film & Entertainment, Groups & Events. Alliances: Advantage, WIN Travel Network

Innovations: Upgraded online booking, management information tools, tracking tools and CO2 reporting software. Increased network of global contacts on the ground with local expertise and knowledge. Specialisms: Music, Sports, UHN, Family Offices, Legal, Tech, Law, Mice, Events. Alliances: Virtuoso, Advantage, Focus

Innovations: Continually driving new corporate business accounts and developing group department to operate worldwide. Specialisms: Corporate Travel, Sports Travel, Leisure Travel, Group Travel, Israel Travel.

Innovations: Further enhancements to technology. Specialisms: Architects, Aviation, Creative & Media, Financial Services, Groups, IT & Software, Legal, Luxury & Retail, Marine Oil & Gas, Telecommunications. Alliances: Advantage

Innovations: Acquisition of IT provider Alchimea to strengthen the Wings technology offering. Specialisms: Investment Banking, Energy, Legal & Professional, Mining & Marine, Sports & Media, Security & Logics. Alliances: Advantage

Innovations: Engaged with Air Gateway for NDC content. Specialisms: Engineering, Oil & Gas, Finance, Defence. Alliances: Advantage, Focus